Quality News

As it embarks on registry expansion and integration with the American Joint Replacement Registry (AJRR), AAOS remains dedicated to improving the quality of musculoskeletal care that orthopaedic surgeons can deliver. Within this mission, the AJRR, the national hip and knee registry, has maintained a U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)–approved qualified clinical data registry (QCDR) since 2014. Now known as the AAOS Orthopaedic Quality Resource Center, this unit has been designated by CMS as a QCDR for 2018.

Speaker: ResDAC Data to Take AJRR to the Next Level

Published on January 11, 2018by Healio/Orthopedics Today

KOLOA, Hawaii – Among the 2018 plans for the American Joint Replacement Registry is to increase the breadth of data collection to include more physicians, procedures, hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers, said a presenter at Orthopedics Today Hawaii 2018.

Mobile Health and Patient Outcomes

Published on June 28, 2017 by PMLIVE

Healthcare professionals, scientists and pharmaceutical companies’ understanding of the daily impact of disease and treatment on a person’s life are not always as good as they could be. Historically the focus has been on clinical outcomes, with an assumption that this naturally aligns with the outcomes from a patient’s perspective. Unfortunately, they are not always aligned at all.

Facilitating the Development of Implant Survivorship Curves

Published on May 18, 2017 by Orthopedic Design & Techology

With over one million hip and knee procedures now in its database, the American Joint Replacement Registry (AJRR) is making great strides toward becoming the most comprehensive source of orthopedic outcomes data in the U.S.

AJRR Releases New Data Specifications for Patient Risk Factors

Published on April 3, 2017 by Healio/Orthopedics Today

The American Joint Replacement Registry has released new data specifications, known as Level II, that allow for health care institutions to collect and report on patient risk factors, comorbidities and complications data.

AJRR Launches Patient Risk Factor Data for Hip, Knee Replacements

AJRR Ramps Up Web Portal

Published on September 26, 2016 by Orthopedics This Week

The American Joint Replacement Registry (AJRR), an organization that collects data and uses it to improve outcomes of primary and revision hip and knee replacement procedures, is announcing its updated web portal.

The American Joint Replacement Registry is offering an improved web portal which will allow eligible professionals and institutions to participate in the Physician Quality Reporting System and Meaningful Use programs, according to a press release.